The Drama of Slavuta by Saul Moiseyevich Ginsburg

Available for the first time in English, The Drama of Slavuta draws on Jewish sources and official Tsarist government archives in providing insight into the shutdown of a major nineteenth-century Jewish printing establishment during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I (1825-1855), when the persecution of Jews and suppression of Jewish culture reached unprecedented heights in Russia. The eminent historian Saul M. Ginsburg, who authored the original manuscript, successfully weaves an account of the persecution of the printing establishment's Hasidic owners, the Brothers Shapiro, into the larger scheme of official persecution of all Jews and thereby provides chilling insight into contemporary Russian attitudes towards Jews and Jewish culture. Contents: Volhynia Gubernia; Accusations Continue; The War Against Hasidism; "Yore-Deah"; Yakob Lipps; Forced Testimonies; The Imperial Decree; The Ushitza Story; The Military Commission's Verdict; "So Shall It Be"; "Araktsh Stones"; Moral Victors.

About the author

Ephraim H. Prombaum is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Chicago Medical School of Family Medicine.

Product details

• Authors: Ephraim H. Prombaum
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.07.1991
• EAN: 9780819182975
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-8297-5
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 224 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Russia, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Jewish Studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, Social groups: religious groups and communities, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial